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ASDEX UPGRADE

also ASDEX-U, AUG

AUG programme aims to establish the scientific basis for the optimisation of the tokamak approach to fusion energy and prepare for ITER and DEMO.

Quoted verbatim from the IAEA World Survey of Fusion Devices, not paraphrased.
Type
Fusion device
Approach
Tokamak
Country
DE
Status
Operating
Ownership
public

Measurements

1.65 m Major radius claimed

0.5 m Minor radius claimed

1.4 MA Plasma current claimed

3.2 T On-axis magnetic field claimed

10 s Plasma duration claimed

nominal

2.2 × 10¹⁹ m⁻³·keV·s Fusion triple product (nTτ_E) claimed

measured 2016 · shot 32305

8 keV Ion temperature claimed

measured 2016 · shot 32305

5 × 10¹⁹ m⁻³ Plasma density claimed

measured 2016 · shot 32305

0.056 s Energy confinement time (τ_E) claimed

measured 2016 · shot 32305